Comb and brush.



W. J. HGPE.

(20MB AND BRUSH.

APPLIoATloR FILED :Um 21, 1911.

Patented Dec. 5, 1911.

wlmfssfs AURNEYS teeth, :is indicated :it 4.

-the bodyY hriving the teeth.-

WILLIAM J. HOT PE, F

TUNICA, MISSISSIPPI.

COME AND BRUSH.

Specification of Letters Potent.'

Patienten Dee. 5, 1911 Application led June 21, 1911. Serial Ito.634,397.

To all whom it maj concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. Horn, a citizen of the United States, anda resident l of Tunica, in the County oi" Tunica, State of l 'Mid ippi,have invented u new sind usefn lnilntominent in Combs and Brushes, 'il'whirl; the following isn specification.

,l-ljv invention is an improvement in i-Comb and brush, und has for itsobject the provision of n simple, compnet, and cheap-'1y instructeddevice combining the functions ot both instruments which will be cnpnbleof being carried in the pocket, will not ensil)7 collect dirt., andwhich may be easily cleaned .when desired.

ln the drawins: Figure l is n side view of the improvement, 1":0. 2 asimilar View with the bristles ren'ioed, Fig. is :t top I dnn View, Fig.4 is n section on the line 4.4: of Fig. 1,*Ifig. 5 is a. botton planView, 6 is e section on the line 6 6 ot' Fig. l, Fig. 7 is a similarsection of nv 'modified form, and Fig. 8 is s similar section of anothermodification.

The present. embodiment of the invention comprises. s). base or body lof suitable inaterini, auch ns horn, hard rubber, Celluloid. or metal,which is provided with plurality ot spaced parallel and laterallyextending tee-'th Q at one end, and at the other with a handle 3.

The teeth iii-y he of unf: desired conformation und may be spaced atditerent distant-es in du'lierentarticles, to suit the various users. ltis evident thatJ Athe article muy also he inode with teeth of vin-ionslengths for the sinne reason, nnd the body may be suitablyV ornsmented.ln the present construction the teeth extend over approximately holt thelength of the article, sind the handle extends n er the relnnininfcylength ot the ittiele. The handle is rounded und shnpeo to fit the hondon the edge adjacent 'to the The body is provided with o. longitudinalseries oif spliced transverse openingsl 5. hotwern the connection of theteeth to the lim-isf i .ind thev opposite odge of the. body, the 'it-sextending the ull length ot' thn...poriou olf I liil'l ti ul bristles ismssed through ent-h o t' thtl opent ings 5, on th= bristles o1 ene-htnt'\ x.end on both side-sof the body un npproxunnteiy equal distance.yEach tutt. has its ends bent l ln'terullv in 'the some direction,shown, mere pnitienlarly in Fig. 6. A rib- 8 is arl ranged on each sideof the body between the series of openings and thebase of the teeth, andthe bristles nre held in the position shown, by means ot n holdinfrplate 7. The said plete is shaped to tit that portion ot the bod y abovethe bristles, and the sides of the plnte are bent outwardly around thebend ot' the bristles and the free edges of the plato are n'ovded withscallops Sl for receiving the risties. Those portions it) of the platebetween the scallops engage between the tufts of bristles, thus properlyspacing the said tufts, whilethe scallops hohl the bristles in positionsubstantially parollel with the teeth.

As slimvn in Figs. l and 4, n holding wire 1l is made use ot', which ispassed around the bristles het weon the teeth. This holding wire may bedispensed with, it desired, ns

shown in lf1 ig. 5, wherein the holdin,r plate 'l' used withoutA thewire.

ln the niodilied forni shown in Pig. 7, the both7 12 1s provided withthe openings 13 for receiving the tufts 14 of bristles, :ind o.

holding pluto l5 is bent over the body. und down upon the ends of thetnlts to hohl the bristles in substantial parallelism with the teeth 1G.rthe side edges ot' the pluie nre scalloped ns shown. und that. portion1T of the edge between the scnllops bent inward between the tufts toproperly space the sinne from erich other.

in Fig. S, the holdingr plate is omitted. ln this form. the. bod \y '2O1s provided with openings '91 through which the bristles 32 nre passed.The ribs nre integral with the body, nud -t-he bristles are held in-plnce by holdingl wires 24, siinihlr to the wires 11 :ind arranged inthe suine manner. The bristles extend alongside the teeth 25, and are ofsomewhat less length.

The. ribs 8 ure integral with the body, and the holdin;r plate' retainsits position` und ret-:ilus the bristles in pmition by its rigidity.

l.: use, tlnndt-vice is handled in the Same manner :is nn ordinnr)Pcomb. As the teeth poss through the huir. the bristles smooth the hnirboth in front und behind the teeth. llither set of bristles may be used:done by inelining the comb. or the teeth of the rond muy be used withboth. lt will be nolived tho? only n slight portion of the length ot'the teeth extends. below the bristles.

l. As :in article of manufacture, a comb and a brush comprising bodyhaving one end formed into a handle and having a series of spacedsubstantially parallel laterally extending teeth, and provided with alongitudinal series of spaced transverse openings between the teeth andthe adjacent edge ot' the body, a tutt of bristles in each opening, andextending 0n both sides of the body, a plate doubled over the body, eachedge of the plate engaging the adjacent ends of the tufts near theopening, the edges of the plate being scalloped to receive the tufts,and a portion of the plate between the scallops being bent in betweenthe tufts, the said plates holding the ends of the bristlessubstantially arallel with the teeth, and a flexible Ystran passedbetween the teeth and over the bristles to hold the tufts in place.

2, As an article of manufacture, a comb and a brush comprising a. bodyhaving one end formed into a handle and having a series of spacedsubstantially parallel laterally extending teeth, and provided With alongitudinal series of spaced transverse openings. between the teeth andthe adjacent edge of the body, a tu't o bristles in each opening, andextending on both sides of the body, a plate doubled over the body, eachedge of the plate engaging the adjacent ends of the tufts near theopening, the edges oi the plate being scalloped to receive the tufts,and a portion of the plate between the scallops being bent in betweenthe tufts, the. said plates holding the ends of tlfe bristlessubstantially parallel with the teeth.

3, As an article of manufact a con-ib and a brush comprising a body i'ving one end formed into a handle'and having a series of spacedsubstantially parallel later ally extending teeth, and provided with alongitudinal series of spaced transverse. openings between the teeth andthe adjacent edge of the body, a tutt of bristles in each opening, andextending on both sides of the body, a plate doubled over the body, eachedge of the plate engaging the adjacent ends of the tufts near theopening, the edges of the plate being scalloped to receive the tufts.

4. As an article of manufacture, a comb and a brush comprising a bodyhaving one end formed into a handle and having a series of spacedsubstantially parallel laterally extending teeth, and providedwith alongitudinal series of spaced transverse openings between the teeth andthe adjacent edge of the body, a tutt of bristles in each opening,andextcnding on both sides of the body, a plate doubled over the body,cach vedge of the plate engaging the adjacent ends of the tufts near theopening.

5. As an article of manufacture, a eoinb and a brush comprising a bodyhaving oneV end formed into a handle and having a series' of spacedsubstantially parallel laterally extending teeth, and provided with alongitudinal series of spaced transverse openings between the teeth andthe adjacent edge of the body, a tutt of bristles in each opening, andextending on both sides of the body, and means on each side of the bodyfor holding the ends of the tufts substantiallyparallel with the teeth.

t3. As an aiticle of manufacture, a comb having a longitudinal series oftransverse openings between the teeth and the opposite side edge, and atuft of bristles in each opening, the ends of the bristles extendingsubstantially parallel with the teeth.

VILLIAM J. HGPE. Witnesses J. H. Harnais,

L. E. Mi'rousnn.

